Nikita Braxton-Benjamin Trinidad Express Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:16 UTC
A dog identified as a mix between an American Bully and an American Bulldog escaped its kennel and entered a house, where it chased a child into a bedroom and mauled to death the 11-year-old girl.
Rachael Bhagwandeen had no chance to escape the powerful animal, and not even an attempt by responders, including the child's own mother, could tear the animal away from its attack.
Only the dog's owner could intervene. By then it was too late.
Her mother Seema Bhagwandeen said she ran into the house to find her child had been savaged.
She said her bleeding daughter reached out to her.
A teenage girl died when a pet dog attacked and injured her in her house in Kahka village here on Thursday, family and hospital sources said.
They said that Rozina Bibi, 13, had come from Abbottabad to live with her maternal grandparents in Kahka.
On Thursday morning she was sitting in the courtyard of the home when a pet dog of her maternal grandfather Abdul Majeed attacked and injured her critically.
As the dog had bitten her in the neck and other parts of body she bled profusely and did not survive despite shifting to a hospital.
Heavy rain that was accompanied by wind caused several damages in the city, where the streets and avenues turned into rivers in a matter of a few minutes.
Around 4:00 p.m. the first drops began to fall on the "agricultural capital of the state", but the light rain quickly turned into a downpour that flooded the roads in all sectors of the urban area.
In some parts of the city, the water covered half of the vehicles, while in the south and west, failures in the supply of drinking water to homes were reported.
In this regard, the Municipal Board of Water and Sanitation explained that the rain caused breakdowns in the wells that supply the liquid, for which the technicians of the unit immediately went to carry out the repair work.
Two brothers were killed as lightning struck them in Sukkur on Thursday, ARY News reported.
As per details, the lightning struck in a neighboring village of Saleh Put, Sukkur, killing two brothers on the spot.
The locals of the area said the deceased were named Muhamad Raza and Ali Raza, who were brothers. It may be noted that several areas of Sukkur are still submerged with rainwater after heavy downpours lashed Sindh's third biggest city.
Heavy rains and floods affect Manabao, in Jarabacoa
The director of the municipal district of Manabao, in Jarabacoa, José Rafael Abreu, reported that this community is incommunicado after the floods caused by the heavy rains that have fallen in recent days.
The heavy downpours also led to the Yaque del Norte River overflowing into that community.
"Just be patient so as not to put our lives in danger, just wait for the river flow to drop and declare this area a state of emergency; since the downpours have been continuing for several days, but today (Tuesday) it exceeded expectations. This is a natural phenomenon that has never occurred in Manabao, it has us incommunicado; we are waiting for the flow to drop, to see if we can restore traffic," Abreu said.
The mayor made a call to the authorities to come to the aid of that Municipal District and the people who reside there.
The senator of the La Vega province, Ramón Rogelio Genao, warned of the heavy rains and floods that have been produced by the downpours.
Torrential rains in central and southern provinces of Afghanistan, has resulted in the loss of human lives and severe economic damage as flood-related fatalities continue to rise
Torrential rains in central and southern provinces of Afghanistan, has resulted in the loss of human lives and severe economic damage as flood-related fatalities continue to add to the miseries of Afghan citizens.
Due to heavy downpours, 6 people died on Tuesday as a result of flooding in numerous regions of the Maruf district of Kandahar province, according to Khaama Press.
Furthermore, the catastrophic floods have claimed the lives of 3 people in the districts of Jaghori, Qarabagh, and Andar in Ghazni. Several acres of agricultural fields were turned into wetlands and devastated as a result of the floods in the village of Angoori in the Jaghori district, according to local sources.
Heavy rainfall has taken its toll in western and eastern parts of Indonesia over the last few days. At least 3 people have died in floods and landslides in West Papua Province on New Guinea Island, while flooding in provinces of Sumatra Island has affected over 35,000 people.
West Papua Province, Indonesia
Torrential rain from 21 August 2022 caused flooding and landslides in several sub-districts of Sorong City in West Papua Province. Almost 600 mm of rain fell in the city from 21 to 24 August 2022, with 90 mm falling in just 3 hours on 23 August.
Disaster authorities reported 3 people died when a house was buried by a landslide in Sorong City. Six people were seriously injured and four people suffered minor injuries. Flooding has also affected wide areas, with a reported 1,025 homes damaged. Around 2,000 people have evacuated their homes and moved to relief camps and or to stay with friends or relatives.
At least 30 people died and many were critically injured in flood-related incidents in Sindh as heavy rains continued to wreak havoc in the province, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
According to the data shared by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh, over 30 people were killed in past 24 hours in different rain-related incidents across the province, with most deaths reported from the Larkana division.
Meanwhile, a total of 836 injuries were reported across Sindh, including 144 children, while 3,794 cattle died in rain-related accidents.
The PDMA report stated that approximately 110,562 houses were completely destroyed while the infrastructure of 257,671 houses was damaged.
World Is Dangerous YouTube Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:09 UTC
In Central Mississippi, a desperate evacuation is underway as flood waters rush in.
In numerous locations in central Mississippi, including Jackson, Canton, Union, Sebastopol, and others, there is flooding. Nearly 9 inches of rain have fallen in Forest during the last 24 hours, and more is anticipated as Wednesday afternoon wears on. Wiggins has had more than 8 inches of rain, while Goshen Springs and Lena are currently getting close to 8 inches.
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